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Outside Comfort Zones Are Now The New Comfort

I am five weeks away from the big day. So far I have managed to knock out two half marathon distances and even step out into the 16 mile range. The best thing that has come out of all of this happened today.

Today, for the first time I no longer felt like a person who is just training for a marathon, but rather, I felt like a runner.

I owned my 12 mile run today. I ran each mile at an eight minute pace and it was amazing to feel my feet just take over. During the run I kept thinking to myself that this feeling sure was different from when I first started out on this mission in April. That feeling of barely being able to accomplish a four mile run is something far removed from my psyche

My team and I started out on this mission aiming to accomplish two major goals.

The first goal was to demonstrate what it means to really Run The Walk and do more than what is asked. Many companies are willing to donate towards a great cause, and like them, we wanted to do the same. But in order to Run The Walk we had to do more, so we made sure that we would not only raise money and awareness, but we would actually sacrifice our time and body towards the cause itself.

The second goal was to demonstrate how hard it might be at first to do something outside of our comfort zone, but with time that task will become second nature. We wanted to make a point that although we may not be good at the task at first, that should not discourage anyone from going after that task . The only thing needed is to put in work!

As I said before, today I am no longer a person doing something outside of my comfort zone, because it is now comfortable for me to go for a run. My biggest task is yet to come, as next week I have a 20 mile run. I know it is going to be tough, but the support that everyone has given me up now is something that keeps me going strong. Thank you for supporting and running with me!

If you have not donated but want to help us Run The Walk for a cause, here is the link. For those who have already donated, we thank you so much! We are almost at $1,000 with our goal being $4,000. We will get there! Until next time,